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     Lee Sylvester Killingsworth was born in September 1871 at Georgia. He married Marie Byrnina Hewitt. Lee Sylvester Killingsworth died in 1919.

     Worthen Hewitt Killingsworth was born on 9 January 1913 at Elkton, St. Johns Co., FL.¹ He was the son of Lee Sylvester Killingsworth and Marie Byrnina Hewitt.¹ Worthen Hewitt Killingsworth married Elizabeth Berry, daughter of Husted Bancroft Berry and Eva Fae Uselman, in 1949.¹ Worthen Hewitt Killingsworth died on 17 February 1965 at St. Augustine, St. Johns Co., FL, at age 52. He was buried in February 1965 at Evergreen Cemetery, St. Augustine, St. Johns Co., FL, Findagrave #57129525.

     Charles Edward Killion was born on 13 March 1896 at Lowell, Benton Co., AR. He married Rosa Mae Mitchell in 1917. Charles Edward Killion died on 20 October 1967 at Gravette, Benton Co., AR, at age 71.
Note: Information from Raymond Olson family tree genealogy prepared by RaymondCOlson50, online at ancestry.com.

     Clarence Edward Killion was born on 8 October 1918 at Benton Co., AR. He was the son of Charles Edward Killion and Rosa Mae Mitchell. Clarence Edward Killion married Thelma June Banta, daughter of Theodore V. Banta and Mary Rebecca Wendel, on 16 March 1938 at Benton Co., AR. Clarence Edward Killion died on 20 December 1990 at Sulphur Springs, Benton Co., AR, at age 72.

     Richard Dale Killion was born on 13 July 1955 at Noel, McDonald Co., MO. He was the son of Clarence Edward Killion and Thelma June Banta. Richard Dale Killion died on 12 May 1963 at Gravette, Benton Co., AR, at age 7. He was buried in May 1963 at Gravette, Benton Co., AR.

     Rosetta Killion was born on 10 April 1950. She was the daughter of Clarence Edward Killion and Thelma June Banta. Rosetta Killion married Robert E. Hamilton on 18 November 1968. Rosetta Killion died on 22 February 1995 at age 44. She was buried in February 1995 at Gravette, Benton Co., AR.

     Wayne Edward Killion was born on 7 April 1943. He was the son of Clarence Edward Killion and Thelma June Banta. Wayne Edward Killion died on 14 April 1968 at age 25. He was buried at Gravette, Benton Co., AR.

     Elizabeth Kilmer was born circa 1793. She married Abraham Wintermute, son of Benjamin Windemute and Hannah Smith. Elizabeth Kilmer died circa 1873.

     Janice A. Kilmer was born on 15 July 1958 at Iowa. She was the daughter of Lowell Eugene Kilmer. Janice A. Kilmer died on 13 April 2016 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, at age 57

Janice A. Ott, 56, of South Sioux City, NE passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 while surrounded by her family following a short illness.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Mohr Funeral Home in South Sioux City, NE.

Janice was born in Webster City, IA on July 15, 1959, the daughter of Lowell and Doris (Munsinger) Kilmer. She grew up in Stanhope, IA, graduated from South Hamilton High School in Jewell, IA and furthered her education at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA. She worked as a Draftsman for Central Telephone Company in Fort Dodge, IA, where she met her husband, Damon Ott. Janice and Damon were married on July 31, 1982 in Fort Dodge, IA. The couple moved to South Sioux City in 1988, where Janice worked at various jobs before operating a daycare for six years. She worked as an Underwriting Support Specialist at Great West Casualty in South Sioux City, NE for seventeen years.

Janice was an officer in the South Sioux City PTA and Booster Club. She was a volunteer for, and helped with South Sioux City American Legion Post #307 baseball, and was also a volunteer for the Siouxland Human Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family, spending time at the family cabin in Dodge County, NE, and Husker football.

Survivors include her husband, Damon Ott of South Sioux City, NE; two sons, Andrew Ott and his fiancé, Alyssa Gill of Omaha, NE and Kevin Ott and his fiancé Brooke Mogensen of South Sioux City, NE; her parents, Lowell and Doris Kilmer of Stanhope, IA; siblings, James (Deanna) Kilmer of Ames, IA, Cheryl (Brett) Mendenhall of Des Moines, IA, Brian (Janet) Kilmer of Ames, IA; sister-in-law, Lisa Kilmer of Des Moines, IA; many nieces and nephews; and her special puppies, Tippy, Lexie, Kasey and Arlo.

Janice was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Kilmer.

     Lola E. Kilmer was born circa 1879 at Indiana. She married Walter M. Shroyer, son of George Shroyer and Mary Benbow, on 6 March 1897 at Henry Co., IN.

     Lowell Eugene Kilmer was born on 30 March 1927 at Farnhamville, Calhoun Co., IA. He was the son of William Lee Kilmer and Florence Ruth (?) Lowell Eugene Kilmer began military service in March 1945 WW II service, U.S. Marine Corps, service on Guam and in China, discharged 20 MAR 1949 with rank of Sgt. He was graduated in 1954; Drake University, B.S. Business Administration. He died on 20 December 2016 at Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, at age 89

Lowell Eugene Kilmer passed away on December 20, 2016 following a long battle with cancer.

Lowell was born March 30, 1927 in Farnhamville, Iowa to William Lee and Florence Ruth Kilmer.

In March 1945, at the age of seventeen, Lowell enlisted in the Marine Corps. He served on Guam and in China, preparing for what everyone believed would be the inevitable occupation of Japan. Lowell received his Honorable Discharge on March 20, 1949 and left the Marine Corps as a sergeant. He was thrilled to be on one of the last Iowa Honor Flights to Washington D.C. in October 2009.

Lowell married Doris Munsinger in Stanhope, Iowa on December 9, 1951.

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Drake University on August 27, 1954, Lowell took a job with Swift Premium. While working for Swift Premium, he and Doris lived in Chicago and St. Louis.

In March 1958, they returned to Stanhope, where Doris was born, and lived there for 58 years.

Lowell worked in the construction industry and in 1963, built a home in Stanhope where he and Doris raised their family. Lowell worked for Iowa PreCast Concrete and retired in 1984.

Due to how he lived his life, Lowell leaves family and many friends who were touched by his kindness and sense of humor. His family recalls the industry, imagination, talent and enthusiasm for getting things done, learning new skills and applying them in such artistic ways. He was a member of the Masons for over 50 years. He was interested in genealogy, spending many hours searching the history of the Kilmer side of the family. His true passion was painting, especially rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian form of decorative folk art painting and woodworking. For many years, he was a member of the Ames Woodworkers Club. In 1999, he was honored to have one of his Christmas ornaments selected to hang on the Governor’s tree at the state capitol. He created furniture, wooden clocks, toys, Christmas decorations to display and sell, but his true joy was making pieces to give to family, friends and his church.

Lowell is survived by Doris, his wife of 65 years, son Jim (Dee) Kilmer of Ames, daughter Cheryl (Brett) Mendenhall of Des Moines, son Brian (Janet) Kilmer of Ames, daughter-in-law Lisa Kilmer, son-in-law Damon Ott, his beloved grandchildren Andy and Aly Ott, Jennifer and Steve Zweibel, Kevin Ott, Brooke Mogensen, Lisa Kilmer, Hannah and Joel Reeves, Addison Kilmer, Bailey Kilmer and two great-grandchildren, Winifred Zweibel and Kayser Kilmer.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Helen Jorgensen, Lois Kail and Etta Mae Peterson and two of his children, Bill Kilmer and Janice Ott.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 28 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Stanhope Parish, 495 Grace Street, Stanhope, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be made in Lowell’s name to the Stanhope Parish Building Fund.

The Cremation Society of Iowa assisted the family with a simple cremation.

     William Lee Kilmer was born on 6 January 1956 at St. Louis, MO. He was the son of Lowell Eugene Kilmer. William Lee Kilmer died on 14 April 2009 at age 53

The Fort Dodge Messenger; April 17, 2009:

DES MOINES - William Lee ("Bill") Kilmer was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 6, 1956. Bill was the oldest son of Lowell and Doris Kilmer of Stanhope, Iowa. He graduated from South Hamilton High School in Jewell, Iowa in 1974 and Iowa Central Community College in 1976. Bill married Lisa Larson on May 25, 1984.

Bill passed away on April 14, 2009 following a motorcycle accident near his home.

Bill worked as a pressman at Printer, Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and an accomplished league bowler, with six 300 game rings to his credit. He was a member of the British Car Club of Iowa and loved restoring his 1961 red Triumph convertible. Bill loved to travel, whether on fishing trips with his brother Jim or cruises with his wife Lisa and their friends and family. A music lover, Bill played harmonica and dobro lap steel guitar with a group of friends in a "garage band," often playing for neighborhood block parties.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents James and Lettie Munsinger; William Lee and Ruth Kilmer; his uncles Delbert Munsinger, Marvin Munsinger, Marion Munsinger, Rudi Kail, and his aunts Lois Kail, Ethel Munsinger, and Maxine Munsinger.

With his parents, those left to mourn his passing are his wife Lisa Kilmer; his brothers Jim (Dee) Kilmer and Brian (Janet) Kilmer; his sisters Janice (Damon) Ott and Cheryl (Brett) Mendenhall; his parents-in-law Dan and Janet Larson; sisters-in-law Amy (James) Reysack and Sara (Jeff) Olson; nephews Andrew Ott, Kevin Ott, Brennen Reysack, Zach Olson; nieces Jennifer Kilmer, Lisa Kilmer, Hannah Kilmer, Addison Kilmer, Bailey Kilmer, Erin Reysack, Autumn Olson; and many, many friends who will remember his zest for life, ever-present smile, and sense of humor.

A visitation with family present will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Ankeny Funeral Home, 1510 W. 1st Street, Ankeny, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 517 S.W. Des Moines Street, Ankeny, Iowa.

He was buried in April 2009 at Lawn Hill Cemetery, Stanhope, Hamilton Co., IA, Findagrave #35960858.

     William Lee Kilmer was born in 1890. He married Florence Ruth (?). William Lee Kilmer died in 1928. He was buried in 1928 at West Cemetery, Panora, Guthrie Co., IA, Findagrave #11144461.

     Mary Helen Kilpatrick was born circa 1904 at Indiana.¹ She married Glenn J. Collard.

     Paul Augustus Kilwin was born on 13 August 1918. He was the son of (?) Kilwinksi and Birdie May Windle.

     (?) Kilwinksi married Birdie May Windle, daughter of James Madison Windle and Mary Katherine Knapp.

     Amirah Kimball married Winfield Justin Phetteplace, son of James Orice Phetteplace and Ann Elizabeth Moore, circa 1907.

     Clarence E. Kimball was born on 27 February 1874 at Indiana.¹ He married Sarah Anna Morris on 31 December 1902 at Gibson Co., IN.

     Janis Kimball was also known as "Kim". She was born on 15 October 1924 at Boston, Middlesex Co., MA. She married Gerald Franklin Englar, son of Maurice Stoner Englar and Bessie Elizabeth Franklin. Janis Kimball died on 7 April 2010 at age 85

OBITUARY

Janis ”Kim” Englar, age 85, a resident of Broadmead in Cockeysville, MD, died on April 7, 2010 after a prolonged illness. Born on October 15, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. Kimball Sr. and Edith Humphrey Kimball. She later moved to New Jersey and graduated from Millburn High School in 1942.

Janis lived in the Baltimore area throughout her adult life. Her husband Gerald Franklin Englar predeceased her.

Janis was active in her community and served as President of the Woman’s Club of Roland Park from 1984-85 and President of the Wood & Garden Club from 1991- 1993. She was an Elder and Deacon of the Roland Park Presbyterian Church.

Janis had a great love of animals and was active in the Society for the Protection (sic) of the Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). She also had a great interest in genealogy. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of the Mayflower Descendents, and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

Janis worked for over twenty years as the secretary of the insurance commissioner for the state of Maryland. After retirement, she kept quite active with tennis, bridge, and visiting friends.

Janis is survived by her brother Robert M. Kimball Jr. She is also survived by her nephews Stuart K. Kimball, John D. Kimball, William H. Kimball, and her niece Joanne K. Kramm.

There will be a private burial at the Druid Ridge Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on Friday April 16th, 2:30 p.m., at Broadmead, 13801 York Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to the SPCA of Maryland, 3300 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21211.

Arrangements are by the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services - Monkton, 16924 York Road, Monkton, Maryland 21111.

She was buried in April 2010 at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore Co., MD.

     Marcile K. Kimball was born on 19 August 1910 at Owensville, Gibson Co., IN. She was the daughter of Clarence E. Kimball and Sarah Anna Morris.¹ Marcile K. Kimball married Everett Windle, son of Charles Windle and Laura E. Koontz. Marcile K. Kimball died on 27 February 2004 at Clark Co., OH, at age 93.

     Marvin Thomas Kimball was born on 20 May 1926 at Seiling, Dewey Co., OK. He married Patricia Ruth Armstrong, daughter of William Harmon Armstrong and Mattie Jane Haskins, on 28 August 1949 at Seiling, Dewey Co., OK. Marvin Thomas Kimball died on 20 March 1972 at Stratford, Sherman Co., TX, at age 45.

     Wayne William Kimball was born on 26 November 1947 at Douglas, Converse Co., WY. He was the son of Alice Marie Munsinger. Wayne William Kimball was buried in 1960 at Glenrock, Converse Co., WY. Cause of death: on 18 August 1960 Thrown from horse. He died on 18 August 1960 at Glenrock, Converse Co., WY, at age 12.

     Laura Kimbel married Henry Dambman.

     Dessie Rachel Kimbell was born circa 1882 at West Virginia.¹ She married William Jackson Kirby in 1901 at Marshall Co., WV. Dessie Rachel Kimbell lived on 10 May 1910 at Church District, Wetzel Co., WV, farming.¹ She died on 6 October 1936 at Littleton, Wetzel Co., WV.

     Malinda Kimberlin was born on 6 November 1813 at Scott Co., IN.¹ She married Charles William Summers on 24 September 1840 at Scott Co., IN. Malinda Kimberlin died on 20 February 1851 at Scott Co., IN, at age 37.

     Alice Kimberly married Alfred Mosher.

     Joseph A. Kimble married Elizabeth Jackson on 15 October 1848 at Harrison Co., IN.

     Silas David Kimbrell married Abigail Miller.

     Winifred Kimbrell was born in August 1886 at Indiana. She was the daughter of Silas David Kimbrell and Abigail Miller. Winifred Kimbrell married Clarence L. Jackson, son of Zephania Jackson and Margaret Jane Jackson, on 18 December 1905. Winifred Kimbrell and Clarence L. Jackson were divorced after 4 September 1913; NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

A divorce was granted to Mrs. Winnie Jackson from Clarence Jackson on her cross-complaint to his suit for divorce, on grounds of cruel treatment, with custody of the child and ?5 a week for suppport. The couple were married December 18, 1905, and separated September 4, 1913.

     Audrey Ethel Kime was born on 5 January 1924 at Warren Co., IA. She was the daughter of Harry Jacob Kime and Myrtle Iva DeVault. Audrey Ethel Kime married Walter L. Riley. Audrey Ethel Kime died on 19 December 2007 at age 83.